Mr Morris replied: “She was only staying there when she went to hospital.”

14:48

Mr Morris would go to Primark for the girls

The court has heard Mr Morris would go to Primark in the UK to shop for the girls.

The prosecutor has asked why he never bought clothes for the boys.

Mr Morris says he would buy the boys school uniform and football boots while he was in Kenya.

14:46

Parents gave permission for hotel visits, defendant says

Mr Morris says he got permission to take the girl to the hospital from her parents. He says: “She would stay at the hotel because it was nearer to the hospital.”

He said she liked staying at the hotel because they liked the food and they had a bed to stay in as well as a toilet.

He says more than 30 children would ask for him to take them to the hotel.

14:38

'Mouth needed looking at'

Mr Morris tells the court that three days after first meeting her he noticed her mouth needed looking at, and he told her mother.

he says he first met the girl because he noticed she had a machete in her hand and he told her to put it down. he says he met the girl’s mother at the same time.

14:26

No records of hospital visits

The prosecutor says there is no record of 20 visits to hospital. But Mr Morris says there wouldn’t be 20 records, because she was not seen every single time they visited. He says she stayed with him in the hotel, but he cannot remember without looking at his notes.

He has been handed the jury bundle notes to look at.

14:25

Mr Morris resumes place at the stand

Keith Morris is on trial at Leeds Crown Court

Mr Morris has taken his place in the witness stand.

The prosecutor ask him how long he knew the first complainant. He says he spent time with her on his last three trips to Kenya in 2016. “I spent quite a lot of time with her taking her too and from hospital,” he says.

he says he was with her in hospital about 20 times.

14:13

Case called

The case has been called on and the trial is about to resume.

13:00

Lunch break

The court is now breaking for lunch and will return at 2pm.

13:00KEY EVENT

Mr Morris: 'Alleged victim's mother gave her permission to stay at hotel with me'

The prosecutor has asked when the second complainant first started going to his hotel with him. Mr Morris says he can’t remember the exact date, but says it started when he visited with his partner.

Mr Morris says he had permission from the child’s mother for her to stay at the hotel and there had never been any trouble.

12:41

Granddaughter 'loved' going to Kenya

The prosecutor asks if there’s any reason why Mr Morris’s granddaughter only started going to Kenya when his partner stopped.“No, not at all” he replies. He says granddaughter loved going to Kenya.

12:40

Partner 'didn't like going to the village'

Mr Morris says his partner stopped going because of a work contract and that she didn’t like going to the village. “She got fed up of me going there and being left in the hotel on her own.”

12:39

'It's something you grow into'

Mr Morris says: “When you have seen people living in these conditions, it’s something you just grow into. It’s just like the pop stars like Midge Ure. I would love to spend millions of pounds helping, but I was just a drop in the ocean.”

12:30

How Mr Morris got involved with the charity

Mr Morris tells the court he has been going to Kenya for between 28 and 30 years. He says he first got involved in charity work because he had seen a child was badly burned.

He used to travel with his partner who went with him once a year. She stopped making the trip with him in 2014, and Mr Morris continued to go three times a year.

12:29

Money transactions

The jury has been given some graphs of money transactions made by Mr Morris to people in Kenya between January 2015 and November 2017. They’ve been told to look over them when they retire.

12:19

Cross-examination

The prosecutor is now going to cross-examine Mr Morris.

12:18

'They wanted money'

Mr Morris says: “I was being asked about money all the time. They were reminding me I had to send them money. Her parents were saying some nasty things. They wanted money but I refused to send it.”

12:14KEY EVENT

Mr Morris says alleged victim 'has respect for me'

Mr Morris tells the jury he took photos of former messages from his old phone of exchanges with the first complainant.

He tells the court: “She was a lovely girl. She has got respect for me. We had a really nice relationship. It was really good.”

He says he would text and call the girl.

12:01

Results of phone analysis

His barrister, Caroline Wiggin, is addressing the jury regarding a Samsung mobile phone which was unlocked by Morris in court yesterday and has been analysed overnight. The jury are being handed copies of screenshots.

11:59

Called to the witness stand

Mr Morris has been called to the witness stand. He is wearing a dark grey suit and a blue shirt.The jury are now taking their seats.